Wednesday's college multi-sport roundup: Local players spark Longwood's baseball rout of Norfolk State

Peninsula-area baseball players made a huge impact Wednesday as Longwood (8-8) hammered Norfolk State 17-4 in Farmville, though Chase Kyriacou hit his first home run of the season for the Spartans (5-10).

Longwood's Kyri Washington, a freshman from Grafton High, batted 3-for-4 with four RBIs and two runs. Sophomore Brandon Delk from Warwick was 3-for-4 with four runs and three RBIs, Scott Burkett from Jamestown was 2-for-3 with four runs and an RBI, and freshman Blake Ream from Grafton was 2-for-5 with two RBIs and a run.

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Seven pitchers combined for a shutout as No. 18 N.C. State beat Old Dominion 5-0 in Raleigh. The Wolfpack pounded reliever Erick Baker for three earned runs in the fourth to take a 5-0 edge. ...

VMI defeated William and Mary 6-2 at Plumeri Park as the Keydets’ Ray Lopez batted 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs. John Garrett, a former Peninsula Pilot, shut out the Tribe in the last three innings.

Kevin Nutter had two hits, and he and Jackson Shaver scored for W&M. ...

Apprentice School (13-2) rallied from a five-run first-inning deficit to beat Southern Maine Community College 8-6 and sweep a two-game series at War Memorial Stadium.

Devorn Lake smashed a two-run double to highlight the Builders' five-run sixth inning, and Chris Aldridge had two hits and two RBIs. ...